Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-07
SENDING VOTERS HOME.
Activity at the Various Democratic
Headquarters In this City.

Headquarters In this City.
QUESTION UNDER THR INTERSTATE COMMERCE Law
WHAT IL SAID ABOUT TIE PROBABLE OUTCOME OF
7aE VOTING IN VARIOUS STATES.
The several democratic committees were busy
today sending voters nom Washington TO New
fo'k, virginia, and Maryland. STAR reporter
visited the headquarters Of the Columbia Club on
ION street, occupied also by the virginia and
Maryland associations. The New YORK demo-
cratic headquarters is In the same building, but In
different room.
The OUTLOOK IN VIRGINIA.
capt Faub, in charge Of the Virginia interests,
sam 10 HE STAR reporter: "If our voters In the
state turn out as well as the Virginia voters in
washington and take as much interest, there can
be no doubt Of the result We are sending more
Voters 10 the State than ever before"
MANY MARrLANDERs GOING HONE.
The chairman Of the Maryland committee was
surrounded by dozen or more men all anxious to
procure reduced rate OF transportation to different
places In Maryland. To THE STAR reporter he said
that already over I'VE hundred voters had been
sent OF whom about three hundred and fifty vote in
Prince Georges County.
The committees have blanks certifying that the
party named (the name being written I'M is a voter
Oh tne state to which he is sent and Is entitled TO
REDUCED TRANSPORTATION.
Contracts were made with the several railroad
SS1PssiSS ioi W anu lTOLu tlic
state (named In the cOntract OF voters temporarily
residing IN washington. when application is
mace 10 one OF the committees, and the applicant
can snow that he ia a voter In New York, Mary
certificate to that effect and upon presentation Of
rate.
QUESTION ARISES.
Under this arrangement many OF the New York
men connected with the racing interests have
gone nome to vote, and to-day Mr.. Parks,
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, called upon
tne democratic committee and objected. He
ssa so sae
were; that 1t has been the custom to send COM
merclal travellers temporarily in Washington to
tracts the men pledglns themselves nse to 'G re-
OF the committees: These men, connected
lngton, cannot be denied transportation
under our contract" Saturday afternoon about
eighty certificates were issued for reduced rates TO
New iOrk, most OF them, 1t Is said, TO men con-
nected with the turf interests now centered in
Washington.
WHAT MR.. LAWRENCE GARDNER SAYS
Mr. Lawrence Gardner, Of this city, advised the
committee to notify the railroad company TO honor
all the certificates, and he added: III 1t can be
shown that these men are not entitled to the re-
duction we VIII pay the difference. There is only
ABOUT dollar difference anyhow, and one
would rather pay 1t than have our voters
valuable political workers in New York"
AS the subject was beng canvassed by members
CT the New York Committee and OF the Columbia
CluD, IL was said that many OF the men whose
business connects them with the turf are active
democratic workers at the polls In New York and
Brooklyn.
Mr.. Parks expressed the opinion that to Include
New WORKERS not residents OF Washington, would
be q violation of
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW,
but the reply OF the committee was that 1t could
not be more OF violation than to grant the reduc
ton TO residents Of this city. The determination
OF the committee was to keep their voters going
forward at all events, but they insist that under
duced fare 10 be granted to all who holu the certi
ncaJe.
CERTIFICATES WITH NAMES IN BLANK
1t was said that several certificates had been pre-
sented with the name blank. eff that has been
done" said Mr. Gardner, "it is wrong; but II it has
occurred It may have been the result OF accident
or careleSSneSS. AT the committee room the great
est care has been observed In issuing these cerliti-
Gates, but some In blank were given to members
10 De nlled for parties whose names they did not
tneh know. In Lhls way one or Two without con-
taliilng the name may nave been presented at the
Railroad Office. To points in Maryland and Viz
nall 1are-selilng round-trip ticket for one 1are.
"RICHNOND Is ALL RIGHT
Col. L. @. Washington to-day received a dis
patch from q friend in Richmond who is WELL
posted as to the situation. He says that "Rich
mOnd Is all right" and will surely 60 democratic;
that infiamlnatoIy speeches maze within the last
Two days by some OF The cOiored ORATORS Tor Md
hone have aroused The Indignation OF the whites
aud had the effect 4 sOIlulI wing them